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Christmas From
Clinton County!
Christmas
The grillin’ ain’t done
’til the sauce is put on
From
Clinton County Steve’s Best BBQ Sauce
Sweeten up your
grilled masterpiece with
Crazy Gary’s Bar-B-Que Sauce
Christmas at Home means
a
time
friends, family and
Gary Farley what isof most
important to
some people ... good food.
While cooking for the
holidays can be somewhat
overwhelming, picking the
right Bar-B-Q sauce can be a
breeze for Clinton Countians.
Crazy
Gary’s
Bar-B-Q
Sauce has been out for about
a year now and creator Gary
Farley has done well with his
recipe. He is selling it all over
the county, and it has even
made it to Florida where he
said it is being used in Bar-BQ competitions.
“I sold it to somebody
who gave it to a Bar-B-Q
competitor in Florida and they said it’s the best they have
every tasted,” Farley said. “I just sent them six quarts in
the mail. They are going to use it in Bar-B-Q competitions
this January. I thought that was pretty neat. I’m interested
to see how it turns out!”
Farley has been making his sauce
for more than 20 years, and his
daughter, Melanie Mantle, has been
pushing him to sell it. Now, Farley has
a licensed kitchen and is a Kentucky
Proud Partner and has his sauce in
around 18 stores in Clinton County.
A list of those stores can be found
elsewhere, in an advertisement, in this
week’s edition of the Clinton County
News.
Farley only has one flavor of sauce,
mild, but he said he was going to
experiment with a hot version this
summer.
Crazy Gary’s Bar-B-Q sauce comes
in pints for $5 and quart jars for $8.
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$5 to $8
Homemade Beer Cheese /
12/1/10, 12:49 PM
Under $5
$4 and up
Smokey’s Designs
Little girls and grown women alike can now accessorize
with just about any theme from their favorite color to their
favorite sports team with Little Bow Peep’s hair bows.
Apryl
Freeman
has
recently moved into the
area and is making hair
bows with a twist.
She can make the hair
bow custom ordered with
any kind of design using
bottle caps.
She has been making
these hair bows for about
six years and was recently
set up at the Christmas
Village, selling her products
as Christmas gifts.
Freeman is selling the
hair bows three for $10 or
$3.33 each.
Anyone interested in
purchasing these hair bows as
Christmas gifts or just to have, call
Freeman at 859-588-9893.
3 for
$10
Elsie Brummett
Elsie Brummett’s creations are as varied as her
multi-talented skills, but
whatever you choose from
her hand-made offerings is
sure to make anyone on the
receiving end very happy
this Christmas.
While quilts and baby
quilts may be her speciality, her offerings range from
those items, to purses, wall
hangings, potato baking
bags and bread basket liners, pot holders, wall hangers and lots of other handmade sewn items
Elsie is another local
craft maker who is a returning Christmas From Clinton
feature artist.
Elsie says she has a
wide array of hand-made
items for Christmas gifts
that would fit anyone’s budget, with prices beginning
at just $4.
Contact Elsie at her Albany home by calling 606387-6764.
Handmade Stone, Ceremic, Acrylic Jewelry
Handmade Hair Bows
Little Bow Peep
Creations that add
charm to your home
If handmade jewelry is on your wish list, then look no
further than Smokey’s Designs by Jane Shoemaker.
She said the name of her designs “Smokey” is named
after her cat.
Shoemaker has been making hand crafted jewelry
for several years and has also recently started making
jewelry boxes.
“I try to make contemporary and natural pieces to
bring out the beauty of the woman who is wearing it,”
Shoemaker said.
Shoemaker’s
jewelry
is made from stone,
ceramic and acrylic pieces
everything from necklaces
to bracelets to earrings. She
also has matching sets to
be purchased together, or
customers can buy them
separate.
She sells necklace sets
and layered chains for
$20-$25, which includes a
necklace and earrings, or
bracelets or earrings for $5$6.
If anyone is interested
in purchasing the jewelry,
contact Shoemaker at 606387-6285.
Sweet treats - jellies, jams,
butters and sorghum
Loretta Cravens/Cravens Farm Mill
Loretta Cravens makes
and sells a variety of
jams, jellies and butters,
and she and her family
also make and market a
locally produced sorghum
molasses through their
Cravens Farm Sorghum
Mill in the Cedar Hill
Community.
Any (or
all) would make great
Christmas gifts or stocking
stuffers, Loretta points out.
Prices begin at $3.99, and
are available at the Cravens
Greenhouse location on
Hwy. 1590 (across from
IGA). Call Loretta for more
information at 387-8583.
$3.99 & up
$5 to $25
Nancy Mims
Nancy Mims began making beer cheese when she was in high school, and it was always
a big hit with her friends as well as at family gatherings.
Nancy is a return vendor to our Christmas From Clinton feature, and she says that after
her product appeared in this space in 2010, she had a hard time keeping up with the de
mand, but she’s back again this year, ready to make your local
Christmas shopping tasks a little easier.
Utilizing a small booth space at area festivals and events
such as the U.S. 127 Yard Sale, Nancy began selling her beer
cheese to the public. She says the spread would make a
great stocking stuffer for those on your Christmas list, as well
as being a great addition to the menu for your holiday gatherings and meals.
It can be used as a topping on crackers or even on hamburgers or other sandwiches.
An 8 oz tub is only $5 and you can order from Nancy by
calling 606-688-2513.
Deck your tree with handmade
gourd Christmas ornaments
Kathleen Fuller
$5
Matthew Cummings / Hand Blown Glass Christmas Ornaments
Although he curently resides in Louisville,
Matthew Cummings still considers Clinton
County to be his home - and he’s offering his
hometown neighbors not only his handblown
glass Christmas ornaments, but he’s offering
them to you at a considerable “hometown”
discount.
Matthew, an accomplished glass sculptor,
normally sells his ornaments at show for as
much as $40 each, but locally they are available
for just $25.
A 2001 graduate of Clinton County High
School, Matthew graduated from Centre Col-
$25
For a great stocking stuffer gift with a real “local
flavor” be sure to pick up a few bottles of Albany’s
own Steve’s Best BBQ Sauce.
Owned and operated by Steve Peddicord, Hwy. 639, Albany. Steve started his catering business in 2004 and
due to the popular demand of his own
recipe of BBQ sauce, and numerous
requests to purchase the sauce,
he began the sideline business of
selling bottled sauce in the spring
of 2008.
Steve says his sauce is a catsup based Kansas City style
sauce and comes in two versions,
mild and hot.
Among the ingredients are molasses, and Steve even purchases
t h a t
ingredient from another
Clinton County business, Cravens’ Greenhouse.
Steve’s Best BBQ
Sauce is available for
less than $5 a bottle at
several local vendors
including the Garden
Spot, Dyer Drug Co.
and Foothills Country
Meats.
lege in 2005 with a BA in glass and painting, and
has since traveled extensively to further refine
his technical abilities in various studios. He continues to pursue technical excellence and innovative design in sculptural and vessel formats
while living in Louisville. He currently has works
in a host of galleries across the nation. He is the
son of Dr. Michael and Karen Cummings.
The glass Christmas ornaments come in a
host of colors, both solid and multi-colored, and
range in size between four and five inches in
diameter. Locally, the ornaments can be purchased at the medical office of Dr. Michael Cummings at Twin Lakes Medical Arts.
Additional works by Matthew can
be viewed at his website:
www.matthewlcummings.com
Kathleen Fuller has been making Christmas ornaments
for a long time and as each year rolls around, Fuller does
her best to offer a wide
variety of ornament sizes
for just about any size
tree.
The differnece in
Fuller’s ornaments and
traditional ones is she
makes hers from gourds.
“I’m known as the
Gourd Lady,” Fuller said
with a laugh.
Fuller was recently
set up at the Christmas
Village held at the Clinton
County High School and
at her booth, she had
many different items,
o t h e r
t h a n
ornaments, that were hand made and
would make great Christmas gifts for
anybody.
Fuller said each ornament ranges from
one to three dollars.
She also has crocheted hats,
scarves, neck warmers and
scissor holders.
If anyone wants to purchase
an ornament or any of the other
handmade products Fuller has,
contact her at 606-387-8148.